Random stuff I find interesting and you may not.
[1.] California recently enacted a new law banning election-related “materially deceptive content” 120 days before and 60 days after an election. “Materially deceptive content” is defined as audio or visual media that is intentionally digitally created or [significantly] modified, which includes, but is not limited to, deepfakes, such that the content would falsely appear to … Read more
Is being Jewish a race? A national origin? An ethnicity? A religion? All four? The answer is: It’s complicated. To begin with, in late 1800s America, “race” was often used to include groups such as Jews, Arabs, Swedes, Italians, and the like. That’s important, because the Civil Rights Act of 1866 provided that “All persons” … Read more
A federal court so holds, applying Maryland’s Riot Act, and quoting the Mayor’s famous line that the City “gave those who wished to destroy space to do that.” From Chae Bros. Limited Ltd. Co. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, decided yesterday by Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher (D. Md.): Plaintiffs, consisting primarily of small … Read more
Prof. Ed Richards, who specializes in (among other things) public health law at LSU law school, wrote this on a discussion list I’m on, and kindly agreed to let me repost it here: This is a comment about Louisiana, although it applies in varying degrees to other states. If you are a historian of hospitals … Read more
[4.] Plaintiffs’ attempts to sell their Owings Mills home have been unsuccessful. Plaintiffs, on information and belief, cannot find a realtor or buyer in light of postings on the Internet concerning the lawsuit, which describe water damage and mold and the health effects on their eleven-year-old daughter while in the home. [5.] Even though Plaintiffs … Read more